How to Unlock bootloader, Root and Install TWRP recovery on your Honor 8. Here we share the easiest method to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on Honor 8 Pro. Inorder to install twrp recovery you phone should have an unlocked bootloader So, this guide is divided into three parts. The very first part guide you to unlock the bootloader of Honor 8 Pro, In second step we guide you to install TWRP on Honor 8 Pro, and the last one show you how to Root Honor 8 Pro. Follow this guide to Unlock Bootloader, Install TWRP and Root Honor 8 Pro.

The Honor 8 Pro is one of the latest devices under Huawei’s budget friendly Honor sub-brand. The device was recently launched in Europe and is soon to be launched in India. Those Honor 8 Pro owners who love rooting their devices would be happy to know that there’s a working root method now available for the device.

You can easily unlock your phone’s bootloader all you have to do is read carefully before you get into any steps. If you already installed any custom recovery on Honor 8 Pro then you can flash the latest version of the TWRP recovery to get more benefits. So here is the step by step guide to Unlock Bootloader, Install TWRP and Root Honor 8 Pro. Read the below note carefully before you Root Honor 8 Pro. Also, check the benefits of rooting from below.

Disclaimer: Follow the below steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device. We cannot be held responsible for any damage that your device might incur, so proceed at your own risk. If you need help or a second opinion, please contact us or use the comment form below. Before start anything stay calm and read all the notes provided below.

Benefits of rooting :-

You can uninstall bloat wares (Pre-installed Apps)

You can install custom rom’s or kernel’s for faster and better performance.

Increase performance and battery life by killing background process automatically.

Step 2 = Install ADB & Fastboot

Step 3 = Browse ADB directory

Now go to ADB and Fastboot installation directory open ADB folder (usually C:\adb) and open the command window there by pressing and hold the ‘shift’ key and right-clicked anywhere in that folder.

Choose ‘Open command window here’ option from the list

Now check, if the connection with your phone is successful by typing,

adb devices

You should receive a string like character that shown in the image above, if not (try switching USB mode from Charging to MTP or PTP.)

Step 4 = Reboot into bootloader

Now reboot the device into bootloader mode by typing below code.

adb reboot bootloader

Once your device boot into the bootloader mode type the below command

fastboot devices

If you received <waiting for device> message, it’s because you have not properly installed the usb drivers for your phone. Check this guide for properly installing drivers on Windows 8, 8.1 & 10.

Type the below command correctly in command prompt and then press enter. It will install TWRP recovery on OnePlus 5

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Don’t forget to rename downloaded recovery file to recovery.img

Now boot into recovery by using the Power+Volume Down button or use the below command.

fastboot boot recovery.img

Now your phone will boot into the custom TWRP recovery that just flashed. Complete the following operations using TWRP recovery without leaving.

Part III = Root Honor 8 Pro

To Root Honor 8 Pro, first, download the SuperSu zip file from above and copy the SuperSu zip file to your phone. If you forgot to place the file to phone unplug your phone and copy supersu to the phone and reboot to recovery again.

You can boot your device into Recovery mode (TWRP) by pressing ‘Volume Up + Power‘ button.

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